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"All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess."
"People with clenched fists can not shake hands."
"If you want something, go get it. Period."
"Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts."
"It doesn't really matter how fast you're going if you're heading in the wrong direction."
"Learning how to live is much more important than learning how to make a living."
"Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity."
"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility."
"Each moment you are alive is a gem. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed."
"I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do."
"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." "This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it." "Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."
"Learn to be calm and you will always be happy."
"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say."
"Every noble work is at first impossible."
"My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way."
"A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all."
"If you would be loved, love, and be loveable."
"Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first!"
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things."